Weather Observer

Overview:
**Shift Differentials**:

- ** Hours on Sunday will include a 25% differential**:

- ** Hours from 6 pm-6 am will include 10% differential**

The person in this **Weather Observer **position will support a team that operates the VSFB Representative Weather Observatory (RWO) during airfield operating hours (normally, Monday through Friday, 0730 to 1700 hours local time) to include after-hour or weekend support when the airfield is open, to perform upper air and surface observations consistent with AFMAN 15-111 and AFMAN 15-124, FMH- 3, and IAW 30 SWI 15-101 or supporting OPLANs.

Venturi, LLC, a Chenega company (Venturi) has an exciting career opportunity for a **Weather Observer**. person in this **Weather Observer **position will support a team that operates the VSFB Representative Weather Observatory (RWO) during airfield operating hours (normally, Monday through Friday, 0730 to 1700 hours local time) to include after-hour or weekend support when the airfield is open, to perform upper air and surface observations consistent with AFMAN 15-111 and AFMAN 15-124, FMH- 3, and IAW 30 SWI 15-101 or supporting OPLANs.

Venturi is a subcontractor to a company that operates, maintains, and sustains mission-critical systems to provide safe and effective launch, testing, and tracking of Department of Defense, civil, commercial, and international space lift vehicles. We support ballistic missile, guided weapon, and aeronautical tests and evaluations as well as support space situational awareness operations and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety. Our employees serve at the forefront of global defense and space operations. We offer our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating, and rewarding career opportunities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Report and receive direction from the prime contractor’s Weather Systems
- Support completion of an upper air observation using computer data This assignment requires the attention of one certified observer from the time of instrument preflight through the final transmission of data (approximately 3 hours).
- Serve as a certified surface observer on duty during operating hours to maintain the basic surface weather observation program OR as a trained, qualified, and experienced observer to accomplish surface observations and balloon schedules.
- Support airfield operations during non-normal (Except on normal federal holidays, the airfield is open between 0730L (local) and 1700L Monday through Friday).
- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

- High school diploma or GED equivalent and 2+ years of experience or a relevant bachelor’s degree
- Current weather advisor certification (NFI) or at least 2+ years of experience with a Department of Defense (DoD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or National Weather Service (NWS) agency in taking, recording, encoding, and disseminating surface observations using Meteorological Aviation Report (METAR) code
- At least 20/20 vision or visual acuity correctable to 20/20 with glasses or contact lenses
- Background check required

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**:

- Work to analyze and resolve
- Working knowledge of weather advisory systems and airfield missions at
- Familiarity with DoD processes and
- Ability to work in a high-paced environment while coordinating with co-workers and
- Proficient with Microsoft software
- Ability to execute and complete tasks without
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays

**How **you’ll** grow**

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.

**Benefits**

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.

**Chenega MIOS’s culture**

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.

**Corporate citizenship**

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communit